Media persons decide to boycott militant outfit in Manipur 

Imphal, Aug 11: The All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) has decided to boycott all press releases or statements issued by militant outfit People's United Liberatio Front (PULF)-Umar Farooque faction till the latter withdrew its threats to journalists. 

An AMWJU spokesman today said the decision to boycott the militant outfit was taken yesterday during a meeting of the AMWJU members and senior editors of different dailies. 

He said the militant outfit had threatened to close down a local TV channel and attack journalists and editors for editing a statement issued by it. They wanted their statements to be published in its original form, he said. 

"Closure of a TV channel and suspending publication of dailies at this juncture when Manipur is in a state of shock over the exclusion of weightlifter L. Monika from Indian Olympic team will amount to gross injustice to the people", he said. 

The spokesman said the militant outfit would be solely responsible if there was any harm on journalists or editors in the state.